“Shut up and take our money!” was our reaction as soon as Michael said he had a few of his new S5 models available. It was love at first sight when he presented it at ICCE, and this collab with Jason Knight (star judge from The History Channel’s “Forged in Fire”) is one of the coolest looking knives of 2018 with its superb ergonomics and ridiculously impressive flipping action.

These new, eye-popping variations on the Olamic Cutlery 247 model flipper will be the last of their kind for the foreseeable future, so this is your final opportunity to get your hands on one of our favorite custom/semi-custom designs. Click here to learn more about these beautiful knives.

Does Custom Knife Factory’s two-handed opening Veksha signal a change in philosophy or is it just another trick to add to their already impressive bag of folders? Regardless of the implications, we love this folder and can’t wait to see more from CKF.

SHOT Show 2018 has drawn to a close, but we’re going to keep covering new and innovative products as they trickle in throughout the year, like this Brous Blades Tanium flipper. Click here to access the Blog’s main feed and stay up to date with all the latest and greatest – and some old favorites – in the world of knives.

Watching a Benchmade folder come together in real time was definitely one of the coolest presentations at any SHOT Show booth. After you see what goes into one of these knives, you can click here to browse all 2018 Benchmade models.